Which person is MOST likely to react most strongly to stressful situations?
A) a person with an overactive parasympathetic nervous system
B) a person prone to the placebo effect
C) a person who cannot escape from the situation
D) a person who is a pessimist
C) a person who cannot escape from the situation
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A researcher designs a study to determine whether female preschoolers prefer sweetened or unsweetened cereal. The researcher uses a box of sweetened colorful cereal and a box of unsweetened tan colored cereal. The research finds that the group of
preschoolers ate more of the sweetened colorful cereal and therefore prefers the sweetened cereal. Which two variables are confounded in this experiment? a. color of the cereal and children's gender b. color of the cereal and sweetness of the cereal c. sweetness of the cereal and amount of eating d. children's gender and amount of eating
People respond to __________ with __________
A) bereavement; grief B) grief; bereavement C) mourning; bereavement D) death education; anxiety or indifference
Rumi’s parents teach him to gently say, “No, thank you” rather than, “Yucky! NO!” when his grandmother asks Rumi if he cares for Brussel sprouts. Rumi’s parents understand the importance of __________, the knowledge of how language is used in
social contexts. a) manners b) semantics c) pragmatics d) syntax
In the context of the gate-control theory of pain, explain how the “pain gates” may be opened or closed by physiological and psychological mechanisms. Make explicit reference to the distinction between A-delta and C-fibers on the one hand, and specific spinal cord and brain areas on the other.
What will be an ideal response?